FOCUS

"What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it." -- Alexander Graham Bell

"You will become as small as your controlling desire, or as great as your dominant aspiration." -- James Allen

"I think that fortune watcheth o'er our lives, surer than we. But well said: he who strives will find his goals strive for him equally." -- Euripides

"Emphasize everything and you emphasize nothing." -- Herschell Gordon Lewis

CURIOSITY

"Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul." -- Douglas MacArthur

"I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious." -- Albert Einstein

"The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind." -- Felix Frankfurter

"In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways." -- Edith Wharton


HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!!!!!

Many Blessings,

Mark

YOUR BEST LIFE

"Living your best life is your most important journey in life."
Oprah Winfrey

KNOWLEDGE HAS TWO WINGS

Knowledge has two wings. Conjecture is one wing. Conjecture alone is lacking and cuts short the flight. The one-winged bird continues to struggle, hoping to reach the nest somehow with one wing. And then wisdom shows his shining face. Delivered from conjecture, the bird now spreads both wings (and soars once again).

-Rumi, "The Life and Thought of Rumi"

FAITH

"Have faith in yourself; faith in the infinite." -- Napoleon Hill

"It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself." -- Muhammad Ali

"A little faith will bring your soul to heaven; a great faith will bring heaven to your soul." -- Charles Spurgeon

"You don't have to see the whole staircase; just that the first step." -- Martin Luther King, JR

THE SECRETS OF AMBITION

In the November 14, 2005, issue of Time Magazine, Jeffrey Kluger writes about ambition and how to develop it.

This great, cover article, "The Secrets Of Ambition," goes on to point out that there is a secret combination of personal traits that all go-getters have in common. It's a secret formula that I talk about in my coaching sessions on a daily basis: GOALS + PERSISTENCE.

Here are some of the key points from the article:

1. Commit to your own personal growth - no one else is in charge of it but you.

2. The brain is malleable, the soul is malleable, you can change - never give up!

3. Set tough but realistic challenges for yourself.

4. Focus on strategies of advancement vs. your current performance.

and there are more...

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Mark

THE UNLIKELY ROUTE TO SUCCESS

"It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done."

-- Samuel Smiles

PUT SOME FIRE IN YOUR DESIRE

PUT SOME FIRE IN YOUR DESIRE by Chris Widener

One of the keys to success is staying motivated because it is being motivated that keeps us going out the door every day to change the world and reach our destiny! It is our desire for a better life, for change in us and others, and for personal growth and fulfillment that moves our mountains! Desire!

Desire sure is a word with much more richness to it than the word "want" though they are essentially the same. "Want," though, sounds like you could take it or leave it. "Desire" says, "I have to have it!" Desire, is "want" with a fire under it!

Unfortunately, we tend to ebb and flow from want to desire, even with the same goal! One day we may be passionate about building our business or growing our relationships and then, the next day, we find ourselves simply in the "want" camp again. The key to keeping on is to re-light the fire under want so it roars into a raging fire of desire! Then, and only then, will we see the passion needed to be tenacious pursuers of our dreams! Keeping the fire lit is what will see you through the mountains and valleys of life and the journey you are on to your success!

So what do we do? We light the fire! Here are a few thoughts to help you build the fire of your desire!

The wood:
Keep a clear mental picture of the goal. This is imperative. The picture of the goal is like the wood in a fire. It is the raw material. Know what your goal is and what it looks like.

The fuel:
Keep a list, if simply just a mental one, of all of the benefits of pursuing and reaching your goal. Make them as "sense" oriented as possible. "See" the benefits. "Hear" them. "Touch" them. This is like the fuel that we add to a fire to get it going. Now all we need is a match.

The match:
Keep yourself active! This is the match: Action! Even when you don't feel like it, get yourself to act and soon you will see the fire burning because you have again ignited the dream! The more desire you have the more the fire burns.

Eventually the fire will begin to die out. Here is where you throw the wood on again, pour on some fuel, and if need be, strike another match. I would encourage you to not let the fire go out though, because it is easier to continually throw wood and fuel on an already burning fire than it is to start one up again!

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Chris Widener is an internationally recognized speaker, author and radio host. Chris is the author of five books and audio series as well as over 350 success articles. In addition to being a featured contributing editor to the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan, Chris was the host emcee and guest speaker for the 2004 Jim Rohn Weekend Leadership Event held in Anaheim, CA - he received rave reviews not only from Jim Rohn, Denis Waitley and Brian Tracy, but also all the attendees! Chris demonstrates a style that is engaging and versatile while providing life-changing principles of leadership, motivation and success. If you would like to order Chris' products, including his Newest Release, Twelve Pillars, co-authored with Jim Rohn, The Angel Inside as well as Live the Life You Always Dreamed Of, The Secrets of Influence

SURPRISING YOURSELF

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.

Golo Mann (1909-1994)
Historian

ENTHUSIASM

ENTHUSIASM

"The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and executive with vigor." -- Christian Bovee

"When someone does something well, applaud! You will make two people happy." -- Samuel Goldwyn

"One man has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it is the man who has it for 30 years who makes a success of his life." -- Edward B. Butler

"Enthusiasm is the color of inspiration and courage." -- Nido Qubein